Palettes / Colors / #AEB4AE

#AEB4AE — Silver Grey

#AEB4AE is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#AEB4AE is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B3ADB3; it also sits naturally between #B0B3AD and #ADB3B0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 71% · Blue 68%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 29%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AEB4AE

.text { color: #AEB4AE; }
.background { background-color: #AEB4AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEB4AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 180, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 4%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEB4AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 180, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEB4AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 180, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEB4AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEB4AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3ADB3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEB4AE: #000000.

How #AEB4AE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AEB4AE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEB4AD  ·  #AEB4AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEB4AE?

#AEB4AE is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 174, 180, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEB4AE?

#AEB4AE is RGB 174, 180, 174 — HSL 120°, 4%, 69% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 3%, 29%.

What colors go with #AEB4AE?

Its complement is #B3ADB3; analogous partners are #B0B3AD and #ADB3B0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEB4AE for text?

Black text on #AEB4AE has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.